Search timeout (external en route connectivity problem)

[dito]

Hello, im using UsenetExplrorer V1.9.9 Registered

Up until an hour ago my search just stopped doing anything, its not even displaying any error messages, when i hit the search button it just turns to cancel and it stays there forever, i have been searching packages all day long and it was working fine.

Thanks for any info

[prusiner]

Hello, im using UsenetExplrorer V1.9.9 Registered

Up until an hour ago my search just stopped doing anything, its not even displaying any error messages, when i hit the search button it just turns to cancel and it stays there forever, i have been searching packages all day long and it was working fine.

Thanks for any info

Same here...

[Josef K]

Search is working fine for me. I searched for a couple of things about two hours ago and that worked fine also. Maybe it's just a temporary glitch in the routing to you.

[alex]

i don't see any problem, maybe it was some general connectivity issue with your isp.

i would see it as well a difference in a number of search requests if it would be just a local issue at the server side or even one server isp, i don't see any difference.

now i'll record the time of my post to see whether the frequency was the same at the time of your post.

[alex]

an hour ago, i see nothing, looks like connectivity, some route from your computer got congested.

sometimes on my connection (server is not here ) i see access to some sites is very slow or giving timeout and other sites all ok, those with timeout may be even local sites which physically are much closer.

[dito]

Thanks guys, i guess i will wait then.

[alex]

it still doesn't work? you can try to use a proxy.

if you define a local proxy in UE i think searches will go through it then.

edit menu->properties->proxies, on the left is local proxy, the right access proxies the checkbox above the list control just keep unchecked.

there are lists of free proxies around, maybe socks5 is better.

try to make telnet to ... (check your pm messages).

you should see something like greek letter pi and smiling face, do you see that at least with one of them.

[johnjs]

Same problem here, also a friend of mine on a different ISP is having the same issue, any suggestions?

[alex]

i'll pm you telnet to check first, one doesn't work or both?

here is a working proxy (works right now for me).

218.5.18.131 3128

select Socks5

http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html

but not proxies there are working there and i'm not sure it is legal (it is in china). searches are encrypted, so no problem to use it through any channel.

does it work through "local" proxy?

don't forget to uncheck the proxy when it will stop working or connectivity restored.

[alex]

this particular proxy is strange, i entered it in browser and tried to http://www.google.com or http://64.233.187.99 even https to check how google china censors results - the proxy doesn't work through browser.

but for search it works ok.

[johnjs]

Both of us are having the same problem.

I tried to telnet to the ip/ports you PMed and it did connect, just returned some weird characters, enter disconnected.

The proxy listed above did not work for search (unless I set it up in the wrong spot) went to Properties>Proxies.

Access proxies was not checked, I checked local proxies and entered 218.5.18.131 3128 and selected Socks5.

Anything else I can try or you want tested?

Thanks in advance,
John

[alex]

what characters? greek letter PI an smiling face?

are you sure both returned that?

if you look for \"dog\" (including backslashes and double quote signs) do you get the only result? (to see it is not slowness)

[johnjs]

Yes, both servers returned the Pi and smiley face.

\"dog\" did return results 3 from alt.binaries.buzzard and 1 from alt.binaries.dvd.movies

Other searches are still just hanging.

[alex]

so it is connectivity, not clear to which server.

it doesn't hang, just slow.

i checked here the upload bandwidth is ok do it is not local server connection problem.

also searches go ok right now, something along route from your location is slowing things down.

[alex]

we can check it further (which server it is), need to modify the host file, i'll send you another pm shortly.